The Penn's Grove record., 1887-05-07
Board ofAgriculture.

Board ofAgriculture.
The Salem County Board Of Agrt-
culture met at Pole Tavern on We'd
tuesday, afternoon of last week, Presi-
dent Joseph W. Cooper in the chair.
Adam S. Graf, of Pittsgrove made
a remarkably good speech of welcome
which has heen complimented Tor lis
humOT.
J. Walter Pancoast wanted to know
why the resolution concerning the ac-
tien of a cert ain Grand Jury On a bri-
berry case had not been recorded upon
the minutes by Secretary Perry, NJ.
D. Dickinson defe nded the Grand Jury
and the matter was ended by a point
of o rider being raised and sustained.
Woodruff Petit read a paper on
coin culture and gave his experience
in its culture, advocating shallow piow-
ing, say about five inches deep, plow-
ing in the winter if possible or early in
the spring. can raise a good crop on
stall ground by applying coarse ma
nure. He raises 40 bushels ears per
acre. A vote Of thanks IA extended
Mr.. Petit for his able article.
Allen Moore. +. Borton, NJ. D. Dick
inson and Chas Il. Richman gave theiI
experience in raising potatoes, and the
discussion of this subject vas interest
ing.
J. Walter Pancoast offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted, and
Edwin Colson, Woodruff Petit and
Frank Davis were appointed as the
committee.
WHEREAS. Much of Salem county is
well adapted to raising good stock, and
WHEREAS, This county now has
stock suitable breeding, draft, coach,
road and trotting horses, and several
heards of pure blooded cattle, and 9TH
Ell stock, ana
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that if
farmers could market young stock at
such age as they desired at fair prices,
stock breeding in this county would be
largely increased aud become more pro-
fitable, and
WHEREAS, 1t is thought a stock sale
following the Woodstown Exhibition
would bring numerous buyers from
various sections of the country, there
fore
RESOLVED, That this county board APP
point a committee to ascertain if such
AN animal sale is desirable and feasible
and report at the next meeting of the
board.
Mr.. Pancoast also offered the follow
ing additional resolutions, which were
adopted:
WHEREAS, Dissolved South Carolina
rock is a much cheaper source of phos-
phoric acid than dissolved bone, and
WHEREAS, The value of the first to
the crop subsequent to that TO which
it is applied in questioned, therefore
RESOLVED, That the Salem County
Board of Agriculture request IN
experiment station to carry on su
experiments as will decide the relative
agricultural value of phosphoric acid
from dissolved rock and from dissolv-
ed bone.
WHEREAS, The peach growers of
| Delaware have succeeded in obtaining
much more remuneratiye prices
through their organization than they
had previously, and
WHEREAS, In the conditions there
is no reason to believe that the melon
and sweet potatoes growers of this
county should not reap equal advan-
tages from a like organization, there
fore.
Resolved, That the subject of theor
! ganization of our melon and sweet POI
tato growers in order to market their
crops at better prices be n of the
| subjects for discussion at our next
meeting in that section.
Woodstown was fixed upon as Che
next place of meeting and the meeting
adjourned to hold its next session on
Wednesday, July p, 1887, at O'Clock
p. m.
Six new names We're added to The
roll of membership during the session.
The Board has now about sixty mem
bers.